Negro Navarro defeats AAA Mega Champion, Angel outsmarts Trauma

IWRG (SUN) 01/27/2013Arena Naucalpan [Black Terry Jr. (flickr), Estrellas del Ring, The Gladiatores]
1) Araña de Plata Jr. & Fulgore b Astro Rey Jr. & Seiyastraight falls for the rudos.
2) Chico Che, Freelance, Suicida b Alan Extreme, Apolo Estrada Jr., AvismanSaid to be very good, money thrown in the ring. Suicida’s first match here since August.
3) el Ángel b Trauma II [IWRG IC MIDDLE]Trauma tried to take the belt back to his corner after the pre-match photo, which annoyed Angel into hitting him. Trauma fought back and came off as the rudo while winning the first fall with a powerbomb in a minute. Angel won a quick second fall, then took the third with an armbar in a long third fall to keep the title. Trauma was too over confident and sucked into the armbar. Fourth defense.
4) Factor, Máscara Año 2000 Jr., Toscano b Extreme Tiger, Trauma I, VenenoMascara & Toscano had no problems. Rudos took 1/3, Mascara pinning Veneno. Trauma was hurt on a dive in the third fall to Toscano.
5) Negro Navarro b Texano Jr. [FLLM MASTER]Seconds were Trauma II and Mascara JR. Negro Navarro submitted Texano in the first, Texano beat Navarro with a backbreaker in the second. Mascara interfered a lot in the third, and Trauma II did a dive on him. Referee ejected Mascara, so Toscano showed up as Texano’s second. Texano was not happy with this, and while Texano and the ref looked at Toscnao, Trauma II gave Texano a reverse neckbreaker. Navarro submitted Texano to keep the title. At least the second defense for Navarro.

CMLL has updated today’s Puebla lineup to rename the new guy “Thunder.” There was no Thunderbird, there’s never been Thunderbird. He’s not the first Thunder – there’s a guy around Reynosa who was using that name at least a year ago, and I have a result of someone using the name Thunder in 1991. Of course, “Trueno” – the luchador who seems to be out of CMLL at the moment – is also Spanish for “Thunder.”

Rob suggested he beat teamed with Relampago, and I agree as long as it’s the Relampago Azul from Guadalajara and not the Mexico City guy. Definitely not the Mexico City guy.

Rob posted highlights of early April 2002 CMLL. I distinctly remember the Giant Singh/Giant Silva trios match being *** stars, which is about *** better than I thought it had any right to be. They worked like 3 spots in the match and the rest was due to Dr. Wagner Jr. having a good match back in his pre-annoying days (I miss those), but the 3 spots were absolutely fine.